Combination fountain pen



March 2,1926. 1,574,800

C. DUNCAN COMBINATI ON FOUNTAIN PEN Filed May.23 1925 CLYDE DUNCAN'lli/lar. Z, 1925.

Unirse sraiss CLYDE DUNCAN', OF DETRO'L, MlCHIGrAN.

coMBINiiron FOUNTAIN run.

Appncatmn'fued May 23, i925. serial No. 32,427.

To ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that l, GLYDE DUNCAN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and Stateof Michigan, have invented a new and useful improvement in a CombinationFountain Een, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvementin a combinationfountain pen and has for its object the combination with a Vfountain penof a printing arrangement `whereby the fountain pen may be used forprinting a single letter at a time.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a fountain penhaving'an auxiliary barrel in which is positioned an endless beltCarrying the letters of the alphabet and so arranged and constructedthat the belt may be moved to present, at an open space in the auxiliarybarrel, a single letter at a time for printing'purposes.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a fountain penhaving an auxiliary barrel, in which is positioned an enolless beltcarrying the letters of the alphabet, movable to operative position atwill, and adapted for engaging an inking pad in movement, the ink beingsupplied to the inking pad from the reservoir of the pen.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.` The invention consists in thecombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.l

The invention will ybe best understood from a reference to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification and inwhich,

Fig. 1 isa side elevational view of the invention, showing the capslightly removed,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken on substantially line2-2of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical central sectional view of theinvention, showing a part in side elevation, j

Fig. l is a fragmentary sectional view taken on substantially line H ofFig. 2,

Fig.l 5 is a sectional view taken on sub! stantially line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

As shown in the drawings, the penis provided with a neck 9, in which ismounted in the conventional manner the pen point 10. The base of theneck 9, which i-s enlai-ged, is provided with a passageway 11, adaptedfor leading ink from the reservoir 12 to the pen 10. The base 13 of thereser- .17 is a roller 26.

the auxiliary barrel 17 at the end opposite voir 12 is projected into arecess 111 formed in the enlarged portion of the neck 9. Flanges 15 and16 are adaptedpforembracing the auxiliary barrel or shell 17, along oneedge, theside v1embraced being open throughout the major portion of itslength,

and provided adjacent its rear with a transparent closure 18. Mounted inthe auxiliary barrel 1'?, adjacent its rear end, preferably by Vapresstit, is an ink well 19 having the chamber 2O formed therein,adapted for the reception of ink from the reservoir 12, through theopening 24. i

Formed in the base of the inkwell 19 is an opening 22, whichpermits theflow of ink from the chamber 2O onto the inking pad 23. lifounted on ashaft 25, which is journaled in the side walls of the auxiliary barrel Agear 27 is mounted in to the end at whichthe roller 26 is mounted, saidgear27 being rotatably mounted on the shaft 23, which is mounted in theside walls of the auxiliary barrel 17. The gear 27 is adapted to meshwith a gear 30, which is mounted upon a shaft, supported bytheV sidewalls of the auxiliary barrel 17. As clearly seen in Fig. f1, theauxiliary barrel 17 `is cutaway asat 31. Mounted over the gear 30 andthe roller 26 is an endless belt carrying a plurality of blocks 33,which are slight-ly spaced apart.

' Each of the blocks bearsron its face one of the letters of thealphabet, so that these blocks may be termed printing blocks, as theyserve to aord a means of printing the letters of the alphabet singly. Asshown in Fig. 1, the blocks 33 are adapted to project'through theopening 31, so that they are projecting outwardly suiiciently to engagea paper or other surface, upon which printing may be desired.

Mounted exteriorly of the shell 17 is a disc 29, which is fixedlymounted upon the shaft 2S. The construction `is such that rthe user, byturning the disc 29, will cause the traveling of the belt 32, so as tobring the several letter bearing blocks into registration with theopening- 31. along, thel several blocks are brought into contact withthe inking pad 23, The opera- As the belt travelsl tor, by lookingthrough the transparent closired are approaching the opening 31.Slidably mounted between the inkw'ell 1 9 and the base 13 of thereservoir 12 is a closure 34 having its outwardly projecting end 34:turned upwardly to provide a gripping portion. By sliding the closure soas to cover t-lie opening 24, the flow of ink from the reservoir 12 tothe inkwell 19 will' be stopped. A suitable cap 36 is adapted forcovering the butt end ofthe fountain pen, said cap 36 being providedwith an elongated slot 35, adapted to accommodate the shaft 28.-

The invention is particularly adapted for use inv marking letters insmall/spaces.I such as is required in Working out crossword puzzles. Thestructure illustrated is .believed to be a simple one for the purposeand one which is durable.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of structure,I do not Wish to limit niyself to the precise form of structure shownbut desire to avail myself of such variations and inodilications as comeWithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What l claim as new and desire tosecure by lietteis Patent is:

1. A combination fountain pen of the class described, comprising a neckhaving a passage formed therein; an ink reservoir mounted on said neckand communicatingV with' said passage; a housing-mounted on. said neck;a roller mounted in said housing;

an endless belt mounted on said roller and carrying on its outer surfaceprinting symbols; gears mounted in said housing and adapted foreffecting the movement of said belt, said gears being positionedadjacent an openingformed in said housing for projecting saidv printingsymbols exteriorly of said housing individually; and an inking padadapted for engaging said belt upon movement of said belt, an openingcoinmunicat ing said reservoir With said housing, said pad being inkedfrom said reservoir through said openinfr.

2. A combination fountain penof thel class described, comprising a neckhaving a passage formed therein; an ink :reservoir mounted on said neckand communicating with said passage; a housing mounted on said neck, anopening being provided for establishing communication between saidhousing and said reservoir; a slidable mem bei' for opening and closingsaid opening; a well positioned iii said housing beneath said opening;an absorbent pad mounted on the undei'surface of said well, the base ofsaid well having an opening formed therein; a rollei mounted in saidhousing; an endless belt mounted 'in said housing, said belt beingextended around said roller; a gear mechanism mounted in said housingadapted for effecting a rtraveling of said belt, said belt havingprinting characters formed on its `outer surface, said printingcharacters being` adapted for engaging said absorbent pad upon travel ofsaid belt.

3. A combination fountain pen of the class described, comprising a neckhaving a passage formed therein; an ink reservoir mounted on said neckand communicating With said passage; a housing mounted on said neck, anopening being provided for establishing conimunication betvveen saidhousing and said reservoir; a slidable meinber for opening and closingsaid opening; a vvell positioned in said housing beneath said opening;an absorbent pad mounted on the undersurface yof said Well, the base ofsaid well having' an opening formed therein; a roller mounted in saidhousing; an endless belt mounted in said housing, said belt beingextended around said roller; a gear mechanism inoun ted in said housingadapted foreecting a traveling of said belt, said belt having printingcharacters formed on its 4outer surface, said printing characters beingadapted for engaging, said absorbent pad upon travel of said belt, saidhousing having an opening formed in its upper surface, adjacent one end;and a transparent closure for said opening for pern'iittiiig theinspection of said printing characters while passing beneath saidclosure.

In testimony whereof, I have signed the foregoing specilication.

oLYDn DUNCAN.

